People Costs FP&A Lead – Equity & European Forecasting

Malt; Paris (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Malt sabbatical after 3 years

Free books

Onboarding in Paris

Team building events

Job summary

Malt, a leading European freelance marketplace, is seeking an FP&A leader to own workforce spend forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis across Europe. You will govern multi-dimensional modeling in Pigment, manage Amalia-based bonus structures, and partner with CHRO, HRBPs, and Finance to steer executive resource allocation.

You will develop scalable headcount and cost models, ensure tight month-end processes, and drive data governance to deliver high-confidence P&L scenarios for

Qualifications

• Built and maintained robust workforce financial models or comprehensive personnel cost budgets in fast-paced environments.
• Led month-end closing procedures for payroll, social charges, contractor expenses, and bonus accruals across multi-entity structures.
• Architected advanced models within EPM/CPM platforms and demonstrated Excel/Sheets mastery.
• Administered variable compensation or incentive tools with high accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Own financial closing and in-depth cost analysis for Europe entities, delivering variance reports to Finance leadership and CHRO/HRBPs.
• Architect, update, and stress-test headcount and personnel cost models for budgets, forecasts, and monthly rolling P&L across Europe.
• Manage Amalia bonus governance and payout results with zero error tolerance and clear analysis of trends.
• Oversee Pigment People App as the single source of truth for headcount tracking and scenario modelling.

Skills

Strategic partnership

EPM modeling

Workforce planning

Incentive analytics

Tools

Pigment

Anaplan

Adaptive

Amalia

Job description

Malt, a leading European freelance marketplace, is seeking an FP&A leader to own workforce spend forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis across Europe. You will govern multi-dimensional modeling in Pigment, manage Amalia-based bonus structures, and partner with CHRO, HRBPs, and Finance to steer executive resource allocation.

You will develop scalable headcount and cost models, ensure tight month-end processes, and drive data governance to deliver high-confidence P&L scenarios for